AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 96, 16 January 1908, Page 8

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

: —; I'., "'-'IV . Tho .second'-; <iTCnl'iif;;m'(^/m»ynjsJ.ofc s .tlie Wellington; Amateur:;Atldctio';,.Qlub. was held at- tlie' Basin before'..a. largo atbn(lancc.'of,'fipectafors};7^6mc f 'iscc'llent racing was' witnessed,' 1 the ivarjous finishes being close. The only drawback;'to the meeting-was the-. way the spectators crowded. on.;to '.'the racing track. '.The ;'eyent«': resulted as f01■75 ■75 'yards handicap,—First h'eitiv H...Pollock, GJyds., 1; R.J Bridge,V2yds.,r,2 j: 0;, Henderson, scr.,3. Time, 7 i-sscc., Second heat.: F, Goodbchero, scr.,- 1; Ij."Cozens,';GJyda.,, 2;, : A. GJyds.,, 3. .',-Tlme,;-. 7; i i-ssec t ;..;Fiial:.'.heat:...,H. Hendejrsori, .'scr;, .1; F. -Gpodbehere,. scr.,' '3; H. Pollock, Cljds., 3.': Time; Bsec.'.-A-good race.' ' Henderson; caught, his ' field at. 70 yards, and won by about a .'foot l from' Goodbehere. . - 220; yards handicap.—First .heat: H. . Henderson, ■ rer., 1; N.' Baumgart, .•13rd5.,"2. Time, Msec, Second heat: ,F. Goodbenero,.'2yds., :l-i A. Cunninghame, 4yds., 2.,- -I^inie.i.24secTThird 'heat: N. Pollock, 4yds.,U;>A-iiutto,' 15yds.*,-2. Time,. 24seo. Fourth heat,: P. ■ Strickland, 15yds., I;;,R..'Bridge, Gyd5.,.,2. 'Time, 24sec. Final' heat:-A. Cunninghame, Byds., 1; E. Strickland, 13yds;, 2." Time, 24eec-. Every heat . was splendidly- contested,; :'tho backmarkers iill- running well. ; Neither Pollock nor Bridge started ,in .tne -fiiial.y 'Canniuchame ran throftgh; the ' field in ngood 'style,' ana won comfortably by ;a-yard. ; • Mile-aud-a-half handicap. 'Gosling, , scr., 1; F. Wilton;; 3oyds., Atulcahy;, 40yds., 3.:. - Also started: •G. A. : 'i v-, Sharpe, - scr.'; A. .. C. Murray, ; . 40yds.;;' D.... Patrick, 40yds. ;' 11. 'P. .Thompson,. 90yds.'; T. .'Lambert, 90yds.; 'W. Bennett', - 120yds.';-'.At. Alexander, 120 yds.; J. Film, 130 yds.; L.' ! C. Hawk, 130 yds. l'itrgorald made'; tho pace for four laps, and then .'gave ' way' to; Wilton,''' who, striding out .in goodistj'le, obtained a good lead. 'Entering the last':'lap Gosling commenced to-overhaul -Wilton, and «ucceedod- in catching him at tho-entrance to tho straight. Tho race, which- resulted in a win for Gosling by. about a--yard, evoked' : ■a' great amount of enthusiasm,';on ~ tho . part of the public, and the., finish- Was' most'' exciting. Time, 7mip. 253-ssec.' ' .«•:.>» • • Putting the shot.'—L. Paul' (lft. Gin.), 31ft. sin„ 1; E. E. Fisher (scr.), 30ft 3in.', 2: T: Chapman (lft. 9in;), 30ft.. 2in.,: 3. : . . ... BOWLS.';. r ——!...;■.. , ; The following names have b'eert selected for fv'clbiinie'iu the Senior PcnnAnt Match -Against Petonc,- oil Saturday first i—-A waj.t. 'IV. C." Dawson, Baldwin, M'Hobie,- Lane (a.); Froter,' S. G Hamerton, Routley,' M.. Robir.sbn (s.). i Home: Boal. Church, (Jannaway, sen..'Ru'tter (»•); J- G. Dawson, Gannaway;: iun. ' Roatiey, i ton. (•.). ■ ' . •-••••